Bungonia, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Bungonia
State:nsw
Coordinates:-34.8567°N 149.9433°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Lga:Goulburn Mulwaree Council
County:Argyle
Parish:Bungonia
Region:Southern Tablelands
Postcode:2580
Pop:367
Elevation:581
Stategov:Goulburn
Fedgov:Hume
Dist1:28
Dir1:SE
Location1:Goulburn
Dist2:59
Dir2:SW
Location2:Moss Vale
Dist3:185
Dir3:SW
Location3:Sydney
Near-N:Marulan
Near-Ne:Tallong
Near-E:Tolwong
Near-S:Windellama
Near-Sw:Quialigo
Near-W:Gundary
Near-Nw:Boxers Creek

Bungonia is a small town in the Southern Tablelands in New South Wales, Australia in Goulburn Mulwaree.[1] At the, Bungonia had a population of 367. The name of the town derives from an Aboriginal word meaning 'sandy creek'.

History

Bungonia was originally called Inverary until it was renamed in 1836.[2] Inverary was the name of the post office which was established as the town was starting to form in 1832.

When the Great South Road (now the Hume Highway) bypassed the town, Bungonia ceased to grow beyond a very small village.

Heritage listings

Bungonia has a number of heritage-listed sites,[3] including:

Local school

The local area school is the Windellama Public School.

Notable people

See also

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bungonia . OpenStreetMap . 10 August 2017 . 10 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170810091926/https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/6074496#map=11/-34.8688/149.9778 . live .
  2. Web site: Bungonia, NSW . Aussie Towns . 8 August 2019 . 8 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190808094657/https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/bungonia-nsw . live .
  3. Web site: Places On Heritage Registers In Goulburn Mulwaree Council Area, June 2004 . envcomm.act.gov.au . 8 August 2019 . 11 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190811201314/http://reports.envcomm.act.gov.au/SoE2004/GoulburnMulwaree/heritage1.htm . live .
  4. 01303 . H99/00138 . 18 May 2018.
  5. Web site: Thrower . Louise . Bungonia's Anne Wiggan awarded OAM for community service . Goulburn Post . 10 June 2018 . 8 August 2019 . 8 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190808094654/https://www.goulburnpost.com.au/story/5456190/people-are-people-and-deserve-a-helping-hand/ . live .